Sun-Standard (Newspaper) - July 20, 1967, Blue Island, Illinois Come To Dog Day Friday Get More For Your Money One of he city's largest sales promotions of each Dog Day will take over the downtown business section Blue Island tomorrow Friday July with sidewalk earmarked tor the ing public The event the 10th annual ol its kind to be held locally always brings thousands of area shopper mto Blue Island all day beginning at 9 a m and continuing the lunch period until 9 o'clock that evening Participating in the big sales promotion are Delta tors 12139 S Western Dad Lad Tog Shop 12943 s Western Ave B F Goodrich Company 13000 S Avc George Allen Shoes 13005 S Western Ave T Appliance 13021 S Western Klines Depart mem Store 13104 S Western Sears Roebuck Co s Axe Kramch Jewelers 13035 S Edith's Bridal Shop 12343 S Western Ave First Bank of Blue Island 13057 S Ave Stationers Printers 12524 S Western Ave Betty Herman's 13031 S Western Ave Teens Furniture 12955 S n Ave S Western Ave Burr Oak T V Sales Service 12720 S Western Ave Helen's House ot Fashions 2409 New St 13016 S Western Ave Camera Shops 13035 S F W o 13044 S Western Boyd's Store for Men 13047 S Ave and Hart Drugs 13022 S Western Axe Many of the to be on Dog aie listed in advertisements in this edition ot the SUM Standard Smart shoppers will scan through the ads they start out on their big shopping Participating merchants who are members ot the Blue land Chamber of division will un heard ol prices reduced to the xery lowest in on merchandise taken right out ol stinks None ot the merchandise is purchased especially ioi the occasion out early shoppers find in cases that some items max be limited to only ol a kind close-out items In other cases mam items max be limited in quantities to a person The merchandise will be displaced on and tables set on the the participating stores Throughout the also a sound truck the main business area toi a shoit period ot time during the hours ot the sale Visitors to the downtown area on Dog Day will lind in clothing paint and decorating supplies household items of all kinds hardware supplies gilts tor and tood etc Ex en some items will be at puces the sales promotion will be a held the clerks and employees of the stores climaxing with the awarding ot two 101 the best comic Men Gef Away With Two TV Sets Two television sets police leports valued at about were Entry had apparently been len from the Sears Roebuck made through a door which talog store at 13113 S Western Ave last Wednesday after- noon according to Blue Island Private Funds For City Project Recommended At a public meeting held in City Council Chambers last night the Citizens Advisory Committee recommended to h- nance the city's new water tem with private funds instead of federal funds xvhich take a much longer time to obtain A letter from the Illinois In- and Rating Bureau of Chicago made it clear that Blue Island has a 7 rating could easily get a better an improved could save an mated to a year not securely locked by evening w itn city council a meeting preceeding the regular present their for- mal recommendation of ing private instead of federal funds for the project The robbery was first ei eci by illiam Cherbak sion manager for the Sears chain south Irom the main Sears store He noticed two men placing two TV sets in the trunk of their cai questioning the two the men told Cherbak that they had already paid for the sets Cherbak then called the lice department When he re- turned to the car it had just made a and headed south on Western Ave Both subjects were described as male Ibs and about 30 35 years of age The car used in the robbery a Blue 1958 bearing an Illinois license plate It la t seen south on Westein In their hurry to e they left their spare tne at the scene VOLUME Serving Blue Island and Surrounding Areas Published in Blue Island by the Economist Inc THURSDAY 1967 Entered as class matter at Blue Island Pott Worth Township Cook County 111 under Act ol Congress March 4 1879 By Carrier 45 cents a month 15 Cents At A Stanai 15 Cents A- Ail Stanas NUMBER 29 Citizens Committee Backs Request For Tax Rate Increase CAR BATTERY STOLEN William Kane of 12600 founa notified the police department Monday Mayor Withers told the group morning that his car battery that he fully in accord was removed some time during their recommendation the previous evening Union Dist 130 Reach Agreement Local 11 of the Building dians bringing the annual an automobile there ice Employees Union has ry to for employees reached an agreement the 36 months service Board of Education of School The Board of Education 130 on wages hours granted the union's request for home from and heard and conditions for the pax roll deduction of union dues Bounds ot a car being jacked up school year Marv Lore written authorization by in the lot behind the glass director of the union the individual employee Mr told the Tuesday Lore said but rejected a re- morning quest for premium The agreement includes a and advised the employees that per annum a study would be made of other increase lor items presented Youth Held For tar Strip Job A Calumet Park youth was turned over to police of that village early Tuesday by Blue Island police after he nabbed at the rear of the ling Glass Co plant at 2315 W St at 5 o'clock that morning he and another youth allegedly stripping Blue Island police had re- a call from Wm stating that he had just gotten Says Imperative If District Is lo Survive By June Judge Gale T Moore Chairman of the Citizen's Advisory Council for Community High School CITY NEWS SHORTS Blue Island's big Dog Day sales promotion to be held in the business section on be held on Saturday instead IF it rains on the designated July 21st date Free chest X-rays again be offered residents of Blue Island on Friday July a mobile unit provided by the ban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District be parked at 13022 S Western Axe X-raying hours be from 1 to 6 p.m in the lot behind the firm's building Upon arriving at the scene Sgt Pizza and Of- ficer Fessler a Chevrolet leave the premises at a high rate of speed heading on St Officer sler in the city's squad cai gaxe chase and radioed back to Sgt and who had at the lot in another squad car to meet him at and Western where the driver of the ible had ditched the car and disappeared on foot Upon returning to the glass plant the police found holding a second youth had run in his direction the Chief Warrant Officer F Brumbaugh is directing the Great Lakes Naval Band as presented an enjoyable evening of sic last Wednesday evening July 12th at the City Stadium and Western Ave The con- cert was by the Blue Island Park District and the Blue Island Kiwanis Club This only official Navy band in the Midwest is com- posed of 40 musicians performed tions of popular music and marches The program included several solos a sax quartet and the band received a standing ovation as they closed Anchors Art Edlund president of the Blue Island Park District Board announced the lights at the City Stadium were to be used for the first time that evening during the concert He introduced the Park Board members were present and then introduced Charles Tamason president of the Club in turn introduced a group of Kiwanis Cat Park Board Meeting A Affair The By Pat Monachino passed The village clerk ness licenses delinquent when Calumet Park village then Presented a petition to the he instructed the village clerk open the meeting with the statement The Citizens sory Committee has been formed to facts s ing the problems that beset Richards called a press con- the District It is an ference on Thursday July 13th ent group not beholden to the at 7.30 pm at which five school group or have tion lion in the District He related that the group had sented been visiting the six schools in The press heard Mr Moore the District but was not ready to make a report on this phase of the program yet They had concentrated on the financial difficulties xvhich they related Carl Flaws of Chicago Ridge presented a report for the En- rollment Trend Committee xvhich projected an increase in I the enrollment of 350 to 450 ad- students next year The enrollment at the end of the last school year 5.872 and is expected to reach 8.400 by 1972 The Finance Committee The annual appropriation W H Roger Smith of of the Blue Island Park Calumet Park gave a district contemplates Cal financial accounting of the tures of for the fiscal District The estimated deficit at year beginning Max 1 1967 and the close of the period on June ending April 30 1968 This com- 30 1968 is if the rate pares to a budget of for increase is approved The dis- the last year's budget will be an additional Salaries and general expenses in the hole if the rate account for increase does not pass State nance and operation of Aid benefits were outlined and North Park and are expected to result in ern 5285.850 Memorial Park by June 30 1968 Budget Less In 1968 For Park Dist A 4 f Clli mi i MIH UUU first squad pulled onto the board heid lts regular meeting board concerning the control of to send notices of reminders to 750 Centennial Park Smith a vicious dog in the village and the tardy businessmen grounds and then gave chase Friday 14th in the village Blue Island Little League all-stars from the Blue League east after the convertible The hall and absence of asked the boards cooperation of since 25 of the delinquents side enter regional tournament play on Friday July 21st They youth is being held by Pizza Trustee De informing the Village have paid will face the of the July 20th game at and Lincoln in umet Park police was acted as chairman Dog Catcher reported i T T D nf 1 oi o When the cash dis- for the month Dolton at p.m Little League President Bob Schrei stated Support from the citizens of Blue Island could do much to spur these ball players on to victory If you like the game of baseball you'll find that you can't match the excitement of a Little League tournament game We urge you to attend Members and guests of the Industrial Division of the Blue Island Chamber of Commerce are scheduled to enjoy today Thursday at Midlothian Country Club they haxe ar- ranged to hold ther annual golf outing The Board of Directors of County Bank and Trust Company voted a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share payable July 28 to shareholders of record July 24 available at the Sun Standard office are several travel folders one on the Lincoln Heritage Trail and the other on the Pioneer Trail These are free and may be picked up at the office at 13114 Western They are distributed thru the sy of the Illinois Department of Tourism As long as the supply lasts the 67 Illinois Official Map will also be available Donald Johnson 24 of 2245 W Grove St employed as a yard master by the Rock Island Railroad reported to Blue Island police early Sunday evening that at about p.m an unknown automobile drove by and someone fired four shots at him he was at work in the St Four holes were found in the building by police and a 32 cai slug was removed from the one wall of the structure fied as Roy Elizabeth St The car being stripped was a given to the board trustees De- 1965 Buick convertible bv Thomas Pince of 1029 W i 1 J 1 VJ i 11 111 I 1 I and a the Thomas Vermont St Pince u u passage Discussion arose daughter had the Darked in f t asked for front of her home at and Ada before it was stolen When police found the car behind the Trustee asked if the owner of the animal there was any plan to rid the earlier had been taken to the of the in Midlothian Court he was vacant lots the Planche Drozdowski Bedom fined plus court costs ers could be billed but other and Griffin voted against their A letter from the Memorial trustees explained that by the Day Veterans Committee time all owners could be thanking the board for its ed it would be winter and the on the parade a weeds would be gone thanks to Mary dowski ten minute recess When another roll call was taken but the tour glass company building t was d h h stripped of all the tires and hub ort caps xvhich lying at the back of the car Kohl told police he did not know the name of his ion that he had just met him and had asked Kohl if he ant- ed to make so Kohl went with him The meeting continued on to other business with the ing of the treasurers would be gone then asked if anyone knew if the county had fogging equipment available to rid the report from the license vacant lots of mosquitos Airs commission was given by Alice former Air tee DePlanche According to tion director of Calumet Park DePlanche there 75 The appropriation ordinance in detail appears in the legal notices this week Stolen Car Is Recovered The Same Day While on patrol Monday ning Police Officer Gurgel no- night a car at July 30 with Governor Kerner Gov Kerner On Guest List At Robbins Jubilee Dinner A of festivities ing Robbins anniversary will be climaxed a golden jubilee dinner at the building of D Day July 26 has been Gras and Mod Day July 27 w ill be religious night when at 8 p m a voice of 1000 ne Tony Disabato com- of a terrific smell Desplaines St which answered heading the list of special Plans are now underway by the Chamber of Commerce the description of one reported Others have accepted as jubilee queen for another big celebration in Blue Island a stolen earlier that morning In day event and ceremony at the city's newest checking the vehicle out it was ing lot at 2419 Vermont St which unofficially was opened to found to be the same car re- the public a few days ago The will be held on Aug Malysa with the scheduled for 9 a m on the at ad- dress the night before and found it missing at 7 ball will be people representing all held on July 22 gallons will be raised in song Beverly Phillips an er high school junior be ble be Paul Powell A club is being organized in area Richard Lombard of the Evergreen Park is heading up III state treasurer Cong ward nearly all the state from According to police the seats the area and others Dr H L organization details He can be contacted at M A Lombard and had been removed from the car Richards superintendent of on Co contractors 4245 West SI Alsip 60658 when Officer Gurgel found it Community High Dist 218 and Mrs Richards also be ent The feeder building is being extensively used for festivities during the jubilee week The coronation coming from one of the rooms Southeast is the in the basement scene of Youth Talent Show on Officers Frodin and Gurgel July 28 while an outdoor sports found the partially clothed body her the same afternoon there event and boxing show will be lying on the bed It will be the dedication of the held July 29 directed by Calen ont the man had been dead for Johnson July Barnes quite a while Police identified has arranged for a motorcycle the body thru ID papers as lodeo at and Hamlin 59 formerly of 2631 Mrs Robinson W St Posen tary to Mayor is in According to police charge of the Jubilee dinner there Trustee Herman Davis is would eral chairman of the huge event play new postoffice at 3447 W St July 23 is Jubilee parade day with in charge pageant also be an event at Southeast building at 7 30 as well as next evening's Fashion Tennis courts and when questioned he said that building on the North Park thg cost per pupil for property account for the year ending m june 1955 in West Side was Thornton Seasonable Recreational grams Bremen Land Evergreen Park Carl This item was carried at Sandburg Rich in the prex mus and Rich Mr Moore reported that the Advisory Committee is ing the request for the education tax rate levy in- crease to bring it up to The election will be held on Aug 5th He said that on a six room home assessed lor tax purposes at the taxes de- rived by District 218 amounted to 70 With the increase the cost would be an additional or less than per day Wayne Slot ins who resigned from the District on June 15th as Assistant Superintendent was present for the meeting and gax e some explanation of the reason for the deficit in the budget He cited the increase in the payroll of plus maintenance p r o e c t s Mi- Storms added that the interest on the wai rants the Dis- was forced to sell due to the late payment of taxes cost the District Some which last year in- cluded in Maintenance Fund this year to Educational Fund This amount includes the acquisition nf property at approximately and Crawford following the sale of property at and Cicero It also includes a maintenance item of painting Id on Pave f Body Of Man Found In Hotel Basement The of a man believed to be dead foi some time was found last Thursday ning in the St Anthony Hotel 2140 W Vermont St The man was identified as Frank A an employee of the Illinois Brick Company The police received the call to investigate at the hotel at approximately p.m reports xx as no evidence that indicate suicide or foul
